Zoology 612                                                                                                     Spring 2007

Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology Lab

Times: Mondays, 1:20-5:20 p.m. (Noland 559)

1/22:    Introduction

1/29:    Lumbriculus variegates escape response experiments

2/5:      Artemia & Daphnia: introduction to tolerance and performance experiments

2/12:    Statistical analysis of experimental results

2/19:    Paper on Lumbriculus, Artemia, or Daphnia experiments due; investigate possible independent projects (in-class discussions); start ordering animals

2/26:    Finish ordering animals; start projects

3/5:      Continue projects

3/12:    Continue projects

3/19:    Continue projects

3/26:    Continue projects

4/2:      Spring break (need to plan data collection around this)

4/9:      Continue projects

4/16:    Finish projects

4/23     Statistical analysis of data from projects

4/23:    Presentation preparation; hand in draft of papers to TA for comments

5/7:      Formal presentations; hand in papers, if completed; clean up lab

5/16:    Last day papers can be handed in; papers need to be delivered to professors.

Final grade: 15% = 1^st paper; 60% = final research paper; 10% = oral presentation of final paper; 15% = class participation, effort.

Final Paper: ~10-15 pages including references. Paper includes: Abstract; Title, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Figures and/or Tables. More details on preparing papers will be provided during the course.

Instructor:         Stephen C. Gammie, Ph.D.

                        Office: Room 213 Zoology Research Building

                        Office hours: By appointment.

                        E-mail: scgammie@ wisc.edu

                        Phone: 262-3457 (office)

                        Carol E. Lee, Ph.D.

                        Office: Room 426 Birge Hall

                        E-mail: carrollee@facstaff.wisc.edu

                        Phone: 262-2675 (office)

Teaching Assistant:       Davorka Gulsija

E-mail: gulisija@calshp.cals.wisc.edu

Possible animals for projects:

Invertebrates only!

Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)

C. elegans (nematode)

Manduca sexta (caterpillar)

Lumbriculus variegates (black worm)

Daphnia

Artemia

Planaria (flat worm)

Earth worm

Lady bug

Aphids

Wolf spiders

Orb weavers (spiders that build beautiful webs)

Zebra mussels

Land snails

Crayfish

Damselflies

We order from Carolina Biologicals (www.carolina.com). Go to “Life Sciences” to “Living organisms” and then to “animals”. Or go directly here:

Annelids

Arachnids

Coelenterates

Crustaceans

Insects

Molluscs

Myriapods

Nematodes

+ more!!!

Start looking at possible species now, learn what’s interesting about them, and start thinking about possible research projects.